Jordan Petra Tours
Jun 26, 2022
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AMMAN — Travel bloggers’ content influences tourists to visit certain destinations, according to experts. Eighty-seven per cent of millennials said they utilise social media for travel inspiration, and 52 per cent of consumers said they made plans to visit a specific destination based on an image or video they saw from friends, family, or peers […]
Jun 23, 2022
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Charge d’Affaires Mike Hankey, senior officials from United Airlines, and distinguished guests from Jordan’s transportation and tourism sectors celebrated on Tuesday the newest connection between Jordan and the United States, a 12-hour direct flight on United Airlines that will broaden and deepen the already strong relationship between the two countries. Charge Hankey noted both the […]
Jun 23, 2022
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The 2022 Global Peace Index ranked Jordan third in the Arab World and 57 globally among 163 independent nations and territories, advancing by six places since 2021 and 20 since 2019. Qatar topped the list for the Arab world and was followed by Kuwait and then Jordan ranked third making a great leap since 2020, […]
Jun 23, 2022
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AMMAN — Celebrating the different refugee cultures that Jordan hosts, refugees in Jordan shared stories of hardship and hope on Monday at the UNHCR-organised event on World Refugee Day. The event took place at Ras Al Ain Hangar in Amman, featuring “story lounges” where refugees could tell their stories. Yasmeen Al Baridi, a Syrian refugee […]
Jun 27, 2019
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AMMAN — Roman Gerasa (Jerash) was divided by the steep Wadi Jerash in a north-south direction and in Antiquity it was called the “Gold River”, the Chrysorrhoas, according to an archaeologist. The eastern part today is mostly covered by the modern town of Jerash, while the western part is an archaeological zone, and numerous public […]
Jun 22, 2019
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The Wadi Mujib Reserve of Wadi Mujib is the lowest nature reserve in the world, located in the mountainous landscape to the east of the Sea, approximately 90km south of Amman Jordan. The 220 square kilometers reserve was created in 1987 by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature and is regionally and internationally important, particularly for […]
